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The transcript is from a segment of the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where he discusses the issue of Guantanamo Bay, a US naval base in Cuba that has been used to detain and interrogate terror suspects. He argues that Guantanamo Bay is a moral, legal, and practical failure that should be closed, and that keeping it open poses a risk of abuse by future presidents. He uses humor, sarcasm, and clips from various sources to make his point.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. President Obama has failed to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay despite his repeated promises.
2. Guantanamo Bay is a naval base in Cuba that the US leases for $4,085 per year, but Cuba does not cash the checks.
3. Guantanamo Bay has been used to detain terror suspects without trial, using a legal process called military commission that has been criticized for being flawed and arbitrary.
4. Guantanamo Bay has been condemned by many countries and human rights groups for its harsh interrogation techniques and indefinite detention of prisoners.
5. Guantanamo Bay currently holds 61 detainees, some of whom are slated for release, some of whom are facing trial, and some of whom are considered too dangerous to release or try.
6. Guantanamo Bay costs $445 million per year to run, which amounts to over $7 million per prisoner per year.
7. One former detainee, Shaker Aamer, compared Guantanamo Bay to Azkaban, the prison in Harry Potter, and said he found solace in a Whitesnake song.
8. Donald Trump has said he would keep Guantanamo Bay open and load it up with bad dudes if he becomes president.